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Old 03-19-2015, 01:48 PM   #35 (permalink)
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Thanks for the compliments --- it doesn't look as nice in person as it may in these photos! (Mostly due to wrinkly shrink wrapped plastic.)

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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
As soon as you are (relatively) happy with the performance - fiberglass the cardboard!
Nah. I'm likely only keeping the car a couple more months, and nobody else is going to stick this on an 8th gen. Civic.

To ensure it lasts for the duration, here's how it stays out of the weather when not in use...



Used boat shrinkwrap. Boat tail prophylactic!

Still waiting for good testing weather.
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